Combined liquid dispenser, ice crusher, and drink mixer



Oct. 11, 1949. H. G. TRElss, JR 2,484,391

COMBINED LIQUID DISPENSER, ICE v CRUSHER AND DRINK MIXER Filed Sept. 11, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Mmmm/77717K?? ATTORNEYS ICE Oct. 1l, 1949. H. G. TRElss, JR

' COMBINED LIQUID DISPENSER,

CRUSHER AND DRINK MIXER 2 Sheets-Sheet 7:2-

Filed Sept. 11, 1947 Herman ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 1,1, 1949 CoMIliiED LIQUID DISPENSER, ICE CRUSHER, AND DRINK MIXER Herman 'l'lis jr., Brooklyn, N. Y., assignorto' Associated Dfe'lpinent and leesearch Cor'-` poiaton; New York, N. Y.. a corporation of New York Application september 11, 1947,seria1Ne. 773,380'

6 Cianis; 1 w This invention relates to an ii'nproved` device for the preparation4 of chilled or mixed drinks.

is well known that in preparing cocktails and otherarnixed drinks the proper proportion ofthe respective ingredients, and the mixture 0r blendingthereoi, are important. `Some recipes Acall for` shaking` the ingredients with cubedor chopped ice, whereas in others the ingredients are best' stirred or blendedY without violentagitation.A

[It is an Obie@ @f tbeinverltionto Provide. ,a caplikeudevice to Mbe ttedoyer a glass or other container in which the drink is to be' prepared, Seid device iwuding measuring-Clip meanfrom which the measured ingredients are drained into the glass, ice-breaking. and Adrink stirring ineens and a closure furthe drainage openingof the measuring cup; said closure being operable, 4dur'- ing the pouring of the mixed drink, to admit air into the contai'ne'r.V a a I N a ft is a furthr object oi the invention to pfiovi'de a drink' mixing devi'e'e having an air ,vent which is normally closed Ibut which be read-` il'vpe'i'ed incident toV tfl pouring f the" I'n flb a cdlenfo adfit all" teirit.

A presently' preferred embodiment of in'-Lv vention comprises a cap suitable for' placing" on a) glass such as a bar glass or the like. Said can` is" provided v'vitl'i-'aA- pouring spout-having a' suitable closure. rl'he centra-1" portionl of' said' cap is' formed to provide a* cup along the walls of which there areJ pl'a-ce'd suitable" guiding marks to' assist in measuring thevariousingredien'ts of the" drink. opening in' the bottom of Said cup dischargesinter the glass.Y Extending through said; opening and provided with a stopper or valve adaptedl to sea-l said openingthere isarod` or shaft has at itsJ Iower enelari ice breaker, and' at itsL upper end presents a handle or fingerpiecel disu posed suitably above the cap.` Suitable spring nie'ansf may bel employed: to hold the stopper inv norniallzr closed positioxli-,y

If' the drink is' tobefrappeed, ice is placedin thevglassfandl the ice-*breaker shaft-moved slia`.rp\l 1y upand down-to cause the' ice breaker to reduce th'epieces of ice to desired Size After" the i'r`1" gredients have been measured and drained ntol the glass,` the assembly may' be grasped andl the contentsshaker-ii or ifth'e recipe calls merel'y'ior stirring the drink;` the' handle' may be' s'wi'ingorf turnedl so' that the ice? breaker' blades sti'rl' the' in# non to provide' gredierits in the presence of the iee te insure proper' blending an'd chilling thereof. a 4

when the drink isreafiyte be poured" the cap* is left in positi'oriion' the glass and the rod and th' thereon positioned stopper is tilted so that the" stopper rocks' upwardly' to provide a small arcuateJ air passage aftthe' drainagey 'opening o'f the meas'- uririg cup. Then with the rod held in Such position by iingerpressure the contents of the glass may be poured through the spout with which the' cap is provided. controlling" the size' of' tl'i'le" air inlet opening, the rateof discharge from the spout may be regulated asde'sird'.

Modified forms of the invention contemplate providing ine ap with aseparate air intake, or utilizing a hollow shaft rather than a solid; rod? for the stirring andl ice breaking structure, said' hollow shaft being provided with means whereby air may teA introduced inte the glass during the pouring of the lill-uid: therefrom.

Other features and advantages will become ap'- parent from the following description of the invention and a studi7 of the drawings in whichk Fig. l isv a vertical sectional elevationl ofV one form of the invention mountedon a glass;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section throughA the ice breaker blades, taken on lines 3--34 of Fig. 1s; a

Fig. 4 is a View showing the Fig. kl embodiment and the manner in which air is admitted to the glass during pou-ring of the liquid freni the glass; and

Figs. 5 and 6 show modied forms of air-ade mission nieans. v

Referring to the drawings for a= more completev description of the invention,l the device includesl a cap il) which is adapted.- to be placed over the endof any suitable: glass or container l i. The cap is formed with a rather high rim which de-` fines a central cup or measuring compartment I2. The wallof the cup is desirably formedi or provided with lines or other markings lll which afford means oaccurately measuring the in-` gredients of thev drink. For example, the li'n'es may represent fractions of a'` fluidA ounce; fracl` tions of a standard jgger', orthelike'. Thecup is provided with a drainage opening i5 havingy a, short neck i6.

I prefer to provide the cap with' ashort nckidr" spout Il the end' of which rotatably "ts a closure I8 having a relatively' small operii g 20' which may register with' a similar opening 2| the'wali 22 which bridges tiiespout l1. By roiai-.ion of the cap taf the opening 2|; may te closed or exposed as desired.

A rod 23 is provided with a stopper or valve plug 24 for cooperation with the opening I5. It will be noted that the rod is appreciably smaller than the opening I5 and hence may be freely moved or rotated therein. At one end the rod terminates in a two-bladed chopper 25 and at its other end has a knob or handle 26 desirably having a finger piece or extension 21. The advantage of the two-bladed chopper is that it may be worked down between pieces of ice whereas a multi-bladed chopper would rest on the surface thereof. Desirably a coiled spring 28 is disposed about the shaft 23 and bears between the neck I6 and the ice chopper blades so as to hold the closure 24 in normally closed position on the opening I5. I prefer to locate the plug '24 so that the bottom edge of the blades 25 are normally disposed about 1/2 above the bottom of the glass.

Ice which has been placed within the receptacle Il may be broken by placing the cap I0 l.

thereon and then grasping the handle 25 to move the rod and its associated breaker blades smartly up and down against the ice cubes or the like. After the ice has been reduced to the desired size the ingredients of the drink may be individually measured in the cup I2, the plug being then in seated position. Then by liftting upwardly on the handle 26 to raise the plug above the seat I6 the respective ingredients may be emptied into the glass. Assuming all of the ingredients to have been measured and emptied into the glass I I the mixture may be violently shaken as is conventional in using a cocktail shaker. In so doing the glass should be grasped at its bottom, with the other hand pressing firmly against the handle and cap to hold the valve 24 in seated position.

If, on the other hand, the drink is merely to be stirred, the handle 25 may be grasped and swung or rotated; the plug 24 acting as a pivot, whereupon the blades 25 function eiciently as stirring means.

In pouring the mixed drink, the glass and thereon positioned cap may be grasped as in Fig. 4, with the finger pressing on the member 2l to rock the shaft 23 about the plug 24 as a pivot. rIhis will raise an edge of the plug above the rim of the drainage opening I5 to admit air to the glass. The spout openings 2D, 2l are sufficiently small to make additional strainer means unnecessary.

VThe embodiment ofY Fig. 5 utilizes, in lieu of the solid rod 23, a tube Sil which has one or more side wall openings 3i. Knob 32 fits frictionally over the open end of tube 30, and may be tethered to the closure I8 as shown. In pouring from the Fig. 5 device, the knob 3'2 is removed from tube t, and air enters the glass through the open end of the tube and its side-wall openings. Spring 28 will hold the closure plug (not shown) in seated position.

In the Fig. 6 structure, the cap Ille has a short neck lili, the end wall |02 of which has a small air opening w3. The closure |34 is rotatably held on neck IUI and has an opening IGS which when the drink is to be poured, is brought into register with opening ID3 for admission of air into the glass Il. Ice breaker rod 23 may be solid, as in Fig. 1, and handle H16 may be of any desired conguration.

Thus, among others, the several objects of the invention as afore noted are achieved. Obviously numerous changes in construction and rearrangement of the parts might be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as dened by the claims.

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I claimt l. A drink-mixing accessory, comprising a cap to be placed on a container, said cap having a high wall portion defining a central cup-like structure having a drainage opening, said cap, also being provided with a pouring spout; a rod extending downwardly through said drainage opening; a. closure plug for said opening carried by said rod; ice breaker means aiiixed to the 5 lower end of said rod; a spring surrounding said rod and disposed between the under side of said cap and said ice breaker means for resiliently retaining said plug in said closed position; and a handle alxed to the opposite end of said rod, whereby the latter may be moved up and down to cause said ice breaker means to strike and break ice which may have been deposited in said container, or whereby optionally said rod may be inclined to raise an edge oi said closure out of engagement with said drainage opening to admit air into said container during the pouring ol' the contents thereof through said pouring spout.

2. A device oi the class described, including a cap to be placed on a container, said cap having a peripheral wail defining a central cup portion provided with a drainage opening communicating with said container, said cap having also a pouring spout; a rod extending downwardly through said drainage opening; a closure plug ior said opening secured to said rod, said rod being oiv substantially smaller diameter than said drainage opening; a bladed structure carried by said rod at tne lower end, tnereoi; and a handle aliixed to the other end oi said rod ior optionally moving tne same vertically within said container, or rotating said rod and thereto attached closure plug about tne peripheral wall of said drainage opening as a pivot.

beverage mixing means, including a cap to be placed on a container, said cap having a cup portion to receive ingredients oi the beverage, said cup being provided with a drainage opening communicating with said container through which said ingredients may pass from said cup into said container; a rod extending downwardly into said container through said drainage opening, said rod being o substantially smaller diameter than said opening; a closure plug for said opening secured to said rod; combined stirring and ice breaking means secured to the lower end of said rod; and handle means in the opposite end of said rod.

4. A device according to claim 3, in which the cup portion is provided with means of measuring the ingredients placed therein.

5. Beverage-mixing means, comprising a cap to be placed on a receptacle, said cap having a pouring spout and an opening communicating with said receptacle; a tube extending freely through said opening and terminating in a bladed structure, said tube having an opening communicating with the interior of said receptacle; and a removable closure for the outer end of said tube, whereby upon removal of said closure air may flow through said tube and into said receptacle to facilitate the pouring of the contents thereof.

6. A beverage mixing accessory, comprising a cap to be placed on a receptacle, said cap having a pouring spout and a substantially central cuplike structure for receiving the ingredients of the beverage, said cup-like structure having an opening at the base thereof, a tubular shaft extending freely through said opening and terminating in a bladed structure, said tube having an openingcommunicating with the upper portion of said receptacle whereby said tubular shaft affords means of introducing air into said receptacle when the cap is placed thereon; a plug carried Number by said tube for closing said cup structure open- D 118,831 ing, and means for resiliently holding said plug 5 196.605 in seated position. 302,483 1,306,319 HERMAN G. TREISS, JR. 1,503,817 2,056,097

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